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International Football: Men
Socceroo Squad for June Friendlies

25/05/2011: Qantas Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck has selected a squad of 23-players for the upcoming international friendly matches against New Zealand and Serbia, which will be played at the Adelaide Oval (Sunday 5th June) and Etihad Stadium (Tuesday 7th June) respectively. Tim Cahill, David Carney, Harry Kewell and Mark Schwarzer were unavailable for selection due to injury concerns. [ FFA more ...]

NSW Super League: Round 10
Central Coast 2 - Hills Brumbies 2

21/05/2011: 'Brumbies hold Coast to draw' - Equal second place holder Central Coast received a sudden shock when bottom placed Hills Brumbies scored after 50 seconds and held on for a well deserved draw. ... Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow
[ Match report ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup - Round 3

18/05/2010: Round 3 commenced on Wednesday 18 May, with NSW Premier League clubs fully entering the fray. Remaining lower level clubs teams will want to progress, and some have done so. Some great clashes during the week! More details

[ .. FNSW pages ...] ...
[ BOTN Waratah Cup pages ...]

NSW Super League: Round 6 (deferred)
Central Coast 2 - St George 0

19/05/2011: 'Saints come away with nothing' - The usual autumn evening fog settled over Pluim Park just before kick off, and did not appear to dim St. George’s intentions, but coincidentally, when the fog lifted St. George faded! This was a game where Central Coast were under intense pressure for 60 minutes and seemed destined for a heavy defeat but scored an amazing win by giving their opponents the same treatment they had suffered for the first hour ... Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow
[ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 9
Central Coast 0 - Northern Tigers 0

15/05/2011: 'Nothing much happened' - Ever been to a football match and came away thinking you’d seen nothing? Well, I did at Pluim Park on Saturday night! It started as soon as I drove into a half empty car park ... Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow
[ Match report ...]

International Football: Women
Australia 2 - New Zealand 1

15/05/2011: The Westfield Matildas have claimed a 2-1 victory (and the two game series) over New Zealand in their international friendly in front of a healthy crowd of 2,866 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford. In their last hit-out on home soil before departing for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 in Germany, Tom Sermanni’s side maintained their 17-year unbeaten streak against world-cup bound New Zealand. [ FFA more ...]

International Football: Women
Australia 3 - New Zealand 0

12/05/2011: The Qantas Matildas won 3-0 behind 'closed doors' at Gosford today in the first of two international friendly matches in a Trans Tasman series against the Football Ferns from New Zealand. The two teams compete in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 at the end of June. They play again at the weekend - tickets are available for the public. [ FFA more ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Jeju United 1 - Melbourne Victory 1

11/05/2011


'Jeju holds Melbourne' - Melbourne Victory was held to a 1-1 draw by Jeju United of the K-League in their AFC Champions League group game in Korea. Alas the results didn't go their way and that wasn't enough to progress ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup - Round 2

10/05/2010: Round 2 commenced on Wednesday 27th April, with NSW Super League clubs fully entering the fray. IPL and remaining Association teams will want to progress. Some great clashes still coming up this week! With many more games spread out through to 11 May - get out to a game soon! More details

[ .. FNSW pages ...] ...
[ BOTN Waratah Cup pages ...]
[ Pagewood Botany v Granville Rage ...]
[ Fraser Park 2 - Pacific Hills Dural 1 ]

[ St George 7 - Inter Lions 3 ]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Kashima Antlers 2 - Sydney FC 1

10/05/2011


'Sydney out of ACL' - Sydney FC went down 1-2 to Kashima Antlers in Japan on Wednesday 10th after taking an early lead, ending their ACL campaign for 2011. Focus will be back on HAL 7 pre-season training after a short break ... ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

International Football: Women
Australia vs New Zealand

09/05/2011: The Qantas Matildas will play two international friendly matches in a Trans Tasman series against the Football Ferns from New Zealand at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford this week - on May 12 and 15. Following four intensive camps at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, Westfield Matildas Head Coach Tom Sermanni has reduced his 34 player squad down to 26 players for this camp before selecting his final 21 player list for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 at the end of the month. [ FFA more ...]

International Football: Men
Olyroo & Young Socceroo
Train-on Squad

09/05/2011: The Qantas Olyroos Head Coach Aurelio Vidmar and Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach Jan Versleijen today announced a joint 31-player squad that will go into a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra this week (12-14th May 2011). It is their last Australian-based training camp. The Olyroos will travel to Japan at the end of the month to play an international friendly match against the Japanese U-23 National team in Niigata, whilst the Young Socceroos will head to Europe to train and compete at the Terborg Tournament prior to facing in Group C, alongside Ecuador, Costa Rica and Spain, at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011 (from 29 July to 20 August). [ FFA more ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup - Round 2

06/05/2010: Round 2 commenced on Wednesday 27th April, with NSW Super League clubs fully entering the fray. IPL and remaining Association teams will want to progress. Some great clashes coming up! With many more games spread out through to 11 May - get out to a game soon! More details

[ .. FNSW pages ...] ...
[ BOTN Waratah Cup pages ...]
[ Pagewood Botany v Granville Rage ...]
[ Fraser Park 2 - Pacific Hills Dural 1 ]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Melbourne Victory 1 - Gamba Osaka 1

04/05/2011


'Melbourne holds Gamba' - Melbourne Victory held J-League Gamba Osaka in their AFC Champions League group game in Melbourne tonight, drawing 1-1 ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Suwon Bluewings 3 - Sydney FC 1

03/05/2011


'Sydney fail to progress' - Sydney FC went down 1-3 to a much less rusty Suwon Bluewings in Group H in Korea tonight. The loss put them out of contention to progress from the group stage despite having one more game to play ... ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

Illawarra Easter Ground Hop 2011
.. or Shell Cove Shuttle
Opinion article

22/04/2011: What do you know - its Good Friday again and what better to do than a traditional Easter 'Gong ground hop? Pop into an early church service if you wish but grab your anorak and head off to the Illawarra for an Easter treat! This year we went to Warren's pub at Jamberoo; and then a game at Shell Cove ... between Shell Cove FC and Helensburgh Thistle ...
Chris Dunkerley writes for BOTN ...
[ .. More ..]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Melbourne Victory 2 - Tianjin Teda 1

20/04/2011


'Melbourne stay alive, again' - Melbourne Victory kept their AFC Champions League group hopes alive with the A-League club's 2-1 win over previous leaders Tianjin Teda tonight in Melbourne ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Shanghai Shenhua 2 - Sydney FC 3

19/04/2011


Sydney took their chances tonight in AFC Champions League defeating Shanghai Shenhua 3-2 away in Shanghai. Twice they went behind but a goal on stoppage time sealed victory ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 4
Blacktown City 1 - APIA Leichhardt 2

17/04/2011: 'Game Demons sunk by late goal' - Blacktown City was eventually overcome by APIA Leichhardt at the Gabbie on Sunday afternoon, going on 1-2, despite a plucky 10-man second-half fight to get full-points rather just than 'parking the bus' ... Chris Dunkerley reports from Seven Hills
[ Match report ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

Super League - Round 6

17/04/2010: Some of the round suffered washouts again, which makes the table deceptive. Sydney University 1 lost to leaders Spirit FC 3, Macarthur Rams 3 beat West Sydney Berries 2 , Granville Rage 0 went down to Blacktown Spartans 1, and Northern Tigers 1 drew with Dulwich Hill 1 ... [Photo thanks to Nigel Owen - Rage vs Spartans] .. See BOTN's NSW team reports in [ Our NSW pages...]

[ and see .. FNSW's Super League report ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup - Round 1

13/03/2010: Round 1 commenced on Wednesday 13th April, with most games then. Down in the ACT Canberra FC 9 defeated Wagga United 1 and Caringbah Redbacks went down 1-4 AET to Pagewood Botany (See Reports). On Tuesday 19th there is a double header at Wetherill Park, Primbee on the Illawarra - get out to a game soon!
More details ...

[ BOTN Waratah Cup pages ...]
[ Canberra v Wagga report ...]
[ Caringbah v Pagewood Botany report ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Sydney FC 0 - Kashima Antlers 3

13/04/2011


'Sydney lack depth' - Sydney FC hosted Kashima Antlers at the Sydney Football Stadium on Wednesday night and held them for most of the first half, but their lack of depth told as Kashima eventually opened them up for a 3-0 win ... Chris Dunkerley reports from the SFS ...
[ BOTN match report ...].. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

Super League - Round 5

10/04/2010: Central Coast ceded leadership of the NSW Super League when beaten 2-0 by Blacktown Spartans at Francis Pk, whilst Spirit FC took top spot with their hard-fought 2-0 win at home over fellow aspirants St George. Dulwich Hill 1 lost to Granville Rage 2, plus Fraser Park FC 2 - Northern Tigers 3, Sydney University 3 - Macarthur Rams 2, West Sydney Berries 2 - Hills Brumbies 1 ... See BOTN's NSW team reports in [ Our NSW pages...]

[ and see .. FNSW's Super League report ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Sydney FC 1 - Shanghai Shenhua 1

06/04/2011


'Sydney yet to shine' - Sydney FC have wasted a golden opportunity to put themselves in the box seat to progress past the group stages of the AFC Champions League after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Shanghai Shenhua at the Sydney Football Stadium on Wednesday night. ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

AFC Champions League - 2011
Tianjin Teda 1 - Melbourne Victory 1

05/04/2011


'Melbourne stay alive' - Melbourne Victory caretaker coach Mehmet Durakovic remains confident in his side's ability to qualify from the group stage of the AFC Champions League after the A-League club's 1-1 draw with Tianjin Teda on Tuesday ... .. AFC reports ..
[ AFC ...]
[ AFC stats ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

Super League - Round 4

04/04/2010: Central Coast retained leadership of the NSW Super League with a 2-0 win over Dulwich Hill at Pluim, whilst St George kept their challenge up with a 3-0 win over Blacktown, and Spirit too with a 3-0 win away at Macarthur. Hills Brumbies are still finding promotion tough, going down 1-0 to Sydney University, but Fraser Park continued a strong showing downing Granville Rage 3-2. The only draw saw Northern Tigers held 3-3 by West Sydney Berries ... See two BOTN's NSW team report below and in [ Our NSW pages...]

[ and see .. FNSW's Super League report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 4
Hills Brumbies 0 - Sydney University 1

02/04/2011: 'Brumbies learn from students' - Sydney University went to an early lead at Lily Homes Stadium on Saturday evening and the hosts, Hills Brumbies, fought hard but could not overcome the lead - going down 0-1 to continue a hard post-promotion road ... Chris Dunkerley reports from Seven Hills
[ Match report ...]

NSW Super League: Round 4
Central Coast 2 - Dulwich Hill 0

02/04/2011: 'Coast stick to top place' - Central Coast maintained their top spot on the NSW Super League table with a clear, if not easy, win over Dulwich Hill. It was a game of two very different halves, with Coast dominating in the first, but getting the fright of their lives in the second with an inspirational Dulwich Hill fight back ... Ray Sandell reports from Lisarow
[ Match report ...]

Friendly
Rockdale City 1 - Sydney FC 1

30/03/2011: On a balmy evening at Rockdale’s Bicentennial Park, Sydney FC were held to a 1-1 draw by their NSW Premier League opponents in what was a difficult and boisterous encounter ... Peter Rowney reports from Rockdale [ Match report ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup - Preliminary Round

30/03/2010: The Preliminary Round was held on Wednesday 30 March, 2011, prior to the official Round 1 'proper'. Sixteen matches were played across Sydney between various Association clubs as well as State League Two sides - get out to a game soon!
More details, and link to match report from Bass Hill versus Hurstville City Minotaurs ...

[ BOTN Waratah Cup pages ...]

NSW Leagues & Cups 2011

NSW Waratah Cup gets going!

30/03/2010: The early preliminary rounds of the 2011 NSW Waratah knock-out Cup kick off tonight (Wednesday 30 March, 2011) with 40 Association level and State League Div 2 clubs battling it out to make the first full round, as 12 others sit out byes. The pick of the games may be at Christie Park, Marsfield where there is a double header, including previous well performing Eastwood St Andrews up against Gwawley Bay, at Cherrybrook Park with FC Gazy Lansvale hosting Dee Why, at Alexandria Oval with Lokomotiv Cove being challenged by Como West Jannali, at Wallshaw Park with Bass Hill hosting Hurstville City Minotaurs, or at Walshaw Park where Gymea United host Luddenham United. It is the start of an exciting competition - get out to a game soon! More details ...

[ .. FNSW pages ...]

International Football: Men
Germany 1 - Australia 2

30/03/2011: The Qantas Socceroos overcame a one goal deficit at half-time to defeat Germany 2-1 at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach on Tuesday evening 29 March. This is Australia's first ever win over a German national team - the second half goals in the space of three minutes, from play by David Carney and a penalty from Luke Wilkshere, sealed what was both an historic win and a solid second-half display. [ FFA more ...]

NSW Premier League: Round 1
Parramatta Eagles 2 - Bonnyrigg WE 2

27/03/2011: 'Eagles share the spoils' - In the first round of the NSW Premier League, newcomers Parramatta Eagles were stunned by a stoppage time goal by fancied Bonnyrigg White Eagles that ended it 2-2 and denied them a morale-boosting first up win ... Chris Dunkerley reports from South Granville
[ Match report ...]

Link to HAL6 Off season 1

R.I.P: Johnny Warren (1943 - 2004)
'The Conscience of Australian Football!'

Link to Off-season 1 page
A-League 2010/11 Season 6
Finals Series

Results & Reports

Brisbane are Champions for HAL6
1
0
Gold Coast
1
0
Melb Victory
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0(2)P4
0(2)P2
 

2010/2011 A-League Table

'Week' 27 (Complete & last)

#

Team

Pl

Wo

Dr

Lo

Gf

Ga

Dif

Pts

1

Brisbane R

30

18

11

1

58

26

32

65

2

Central Coast

30

16

9

5

50

31

19

57

3

Adelaide U

30

15

5

10

51

36

15

50

4

Gold Coast

30

12

10

8

40

32

8

46

5

Victory

30

11

10

9

45

39

6

43

6

Wellington

30

11

5

13

39

41

-2

41

7

Newcastle

30

9

8

13

29

34

-5

35

8

Heart

30

8

11

11

32

42

-10

35

9

Sydney

30

8

10

12

35

40

-5

34

10

Perth Glory

30

5

8

17

27

53

-27

23

11

NQ Fury

30

4

7

19

28

60

-32

19

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2010/11 Champions - Brisbane Roar FC
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2010/11 Runners Up - Central Coast Mariners FC
2009/10 Champions - Sydney FC
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2009/10 Premiers - Sydney FC
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Champions - Melbourne Victory FC
Runners up - Adelaide United FC
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Champions - Newcastle Jets FC
Runners up - Central Coast Mariners FC

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2005/06 Premiers - Adelaide United FC
Champion - Sydney FC
GF Runners Up - Central Coast Mariners FC

Matches

Socceroos & Matildas:

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  • Asian third stage WC qualifiers start end of 2011
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  • Olyroos (U23) & Young Socceroos (U20):
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    Fixtures & Results
A-League fixtures:
HAL Season 6, Round 1 - Starts on Thursday 5 August 2010. 'Round' 30 (Week 27) - 12/13 February, 2011. Finals - 18 February to 13 March; with Grand Final held on Saturday 13 March, 2011.
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Then Roar's Alex Brosque
(Now Sydney FC)


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